Nigerian state governors 2007–11 term


Nigerian state governors are normally elected for a four-year term during the national elections. In some cases, the first officeholder may be replaced by another, for example through death, impeachment or if an election is annulled. Following is a list of all Nigerian state governors who held office during the 2007–2011 term. Acting governors are not shown.
StateGovernorPartyDate electedNotes
AbiaTheodore OrjiPDPApril 2007 First term
AdamawaMurtala NyakoPDPApril 2007 First term as elected governor. Election nullified February 2008. Reelected 29 April 2008.
Akwa IbomGodswill AkpabioPDPApril 2007 First term
AnambraPeter ObiAPGAApril 2007 Governor for about 9 months in 2003–2007 term. Reelected 6 February 2010 for a second term.
BauchiIsa YugudaANPPApril 2007 First term
BayelsaTimipre SylvaPDPApril 2007 First term. Election nullified 15 April 2008. Reelected 24 May 2008
BenueGabriel SuswamPDPApril 2007 First term
BornoAli Modu SheriffANPPApril 2007 reelected for second term
Cross RiverLiyel ImokePDPApril 2007 First term
DeltaEmmanuel UduaghanPDPApril 2007 First term. Election annulled 9 November 2010. Reelected 6 January 2011
EbonyiMartin ElechiPDPApril 2007 First term
EdoOserheimen OsunborPDPApril 2007 Election annulled on 20 March 2008
EdoAdams Aliyu OshiomleAC20 March 2008 Declared winner of April 2007 election on 20 March 2008
EkitiOlusegun OniPDPApril 2007 Election annulled 15 October 2010
EkitiKayode FayemiAC15 October 2010 Declared winner of 2009 rerun election on 15 October 2010
EnuguSullivan ChimePDPApril 2007 First term
GombeMohammed Danjuma GojePDPApril 2007 Reelected for second term
ImoIkedi OhakimPDPApril 2007 First term. Elected on PPA platform, switched to the PDP.
JigawaSule LamidoPDPApril 2007 First term
KadunaNamadi SamboPDPApril 2007 Appointed Vice President on 19 May 2010
KadunaPatrick Ibrahim YakowaPDP20 May 2010 Formerly deputy governor, appointed governor on 20 May 2010
KanoIbrahim ShekarauANPPApril 2007 Reelected for second term
KatsinaIbrahim ShemaPDPApril 2007 First term
KebbiUsman Saidu Nasamu DakingariPDPApril 2007 First term
KogiIbrahim IdrisPDPApril 2007 Reelected for second term
KwaraBukola SarakiACApril 2007 Reelected for second term
LagosBabatunde FasholaACApril 2007 First term
NasarawaAliyu DomaPDPApril 2007 First term
NigerMu'azu Babangida AliyuPDPApril 2007 First term
OgunGbenga DanielPDPApril 2007 Reelected for second term
OndoOlusegun AgaguPDPApril 2007 Reelected for second term. Election annulled in February 2009
OndoOlusegun MimikoLP23 February 2009 Declared winner of April 2007 election on 23 February 2009
OsunOlagunsoye OyinlolaPDPApril 2007 Election annulled on 26 November 2010
OsunRauf AregbesolaAC26 November 2010 Declared winner of the April 2007 elections on 26 November 2010
OyoChristopher Alao-AkalaPDPApril 2007 As deputy, replaced impeached governor Rasheed Ladoja on 12 January 2006. Elected April 2007.
PlateauJonah David JangPDPApril 2007 First term as an elected governor
RiversCelestine OmehiaPDPApril 2007 Election annulled on October 2007 as not being the legitimate PDP candidate
RiversRotimi AmaechiPDPOctober 2007 Declared governor after Celestine Omehia election was nullified
SokotoAliyu Magatakarda WamakkoPDPApril 2007 First term
TarabaDanbaba SuntaiPDPApril 2007 First term
YobeMamman Bello AliANPPApril 2007 Died in office 27 January 2009
YobeIbrahim GaidamANPP27 January 2009 Deputy, sworn in as governor on 27 January 2009
ZamfaraMahmud ShinkafiPDPApril 2007 First term. Elected on ANPP platform, moved to PDP